Description A WOOD NOH MASK OF A LADY, KO-OMOTE, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912). The wood carved to depict the face of a young woman with almond-shaped eyes and slender lips, the eyes and lips lacquered in red, the sides of the face in black. The interior carved with the sign for 'mountain' and with a red inscription.Condition: Shows repairs, the top with losses, chips, remnants of lacquer, natural age cracks. Provenance: Ex-collection Claude Vérité, Paris. Calude Vérité (1928-2018) was the son of the painter Pierre Vérité (1900-1992) who began collecting African artwork in the 1920s, and later started to work as an art dealer. After the death of the father, Claude and his wife Jeanine took over the gallery. Their collection grew and was auctioned after the death of Claude.Weight: 114 gDimensions: Height 20.4 cm